Singapore Law Blog

The Payment Systems (Oversight) Bill was read for the second time in Parliament and passed on 16 January 2006.

The Residential Property (Amendment) Bill introduced in Parliament on 16 January 2006.

The Workplace Safety and Health Bill was read for the second time in Parliament and passed on 17 January 2006.

The Intoxicating Substances (Amendment) Bill 2006 was read for the second time in Parliament and passed on 16 January 2006.

The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2006 was read for a second time in Parliament and passed on 16 January 2006.

The Singapore Armed Forces (Amendment) Bill was read for the second time in Parliament and passed on 17 January 2006.

As a result of recent public interest in the issue of National Service defaulters, the Minister for Defence, Mr Teo Chee Hean, made the following statement in Parliament on 16 January 2006.

The Council on Corporate Disclosure and Governance (CCDG) is seeking public feedback on its review of the quarterly reporting requirement.

Multi-ministry Committee recommends wide-ranging assistance to help low wage Singaporean workers and households.

A polio-striken man with a walking disability was fined on 11 January 2006 for parking in a handicap parking lot.

The Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs, Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee, at the Security Indsutry Buyer Awareness Exhibition And Seminar, announced that amendments will be made to the Private Investigation and Security Agencies Act to strengthen regulatory controls. The exhibition was held the NTUC Auditorium on 11 Janaury 2006.

The Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (COMPASS) has set up a one-stop centre to license music works for digital distribution.

1. The Companies (Amendment) Act 2005 will come into force with effect from Monday 30 Jan 2006. The amendments include the removal of the concept of par value and authorized capital, reform in the capital maintenance regime, introduction of treasury shares and liberalization of the amalgamation process.

7th January 2006 marks the official opening of the new Supreme Court Building, which has been in operation since June 2005. The building was officially opened by President S R Nathan.

The Notifications were gazetted on 28 December 2005 and it declared that the Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules 2005 and Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Rules 2005 would come into operation on 1 January 2006.

Singapore's Court of Appeal dismisses the appeal by four companies - M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers (FLSH), Electec, FE Global Electronics and Ritronics Components (Singapore) - against an earlier High Court decision in favour of Trek Technology, the Singapore maker of the world's first thumb drive.

Sblawg is featured in ww.blawg.org, one of the leading blawg indexes. There is even a short write-up.

The Singapore Academy of Law Conference 2006 entitled "Developments in Singapore Law Between 2001 and 2005" is the third in a continuing series of five-yearly conferences reviewing the latest developments in Singapore law. The Conference will take place over three days from 12 to 14 January 2006 at the new Supreme Court Auditorium.

This one day Conference, to be held on 16 February 2005, aims to promote an in-depth discussion and a cross-fertilisation of ideas on a wide range of contemporary issues and developments affecting the legal profession.

For the first time in its history BBC News is opening its archives to the UK public for a trial period. You can download nearly 80 news reports covering iconic events of the past 50 years including the fall of the Berlin Wall, crowds ejecting soldiers from Beijing's Tiananmen Square and behind-the-scenes footage of the England team prior to their victory over West Germany in 1966.

Outsource Legal Solutions (OLS) is hoping to benefit from the trend of companies outsourcing administrative work with the launch of a specialist secretarial service for law practices.

A Shanghai court ordered Shanghai Xingbake Coffee Co Ltd to stop using the name Xingbake and to pay compensation of 500,000 yuan (US$62,500) to the US-based Starbucks Corporation.

The Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Act 2005 and the Rules of Court (Amendment No. 3) Rules have been gazetted. These amendments rules reduce the four existing modes of commencement of proceedings to only two: the originating summons and writ of summons. In addition, all interlocutory applications are to be made by way of summons only.

From 1 February 2006, new funds will have to meet more stringent admission criteria to be included into the CPFIS. Existing funds will not be affected.

Bank Negara Malaysia today announces that the locally-incorporated foreign banking institutions (LIFBs) operating in Malaysia will be allowed to establish up to four additional branches within a period of one year with effect from 1 January 2006. This operational flexibility represents the first of a phased approach of branching liberalisation, in line with the broad strategies outlined in the Financial Sector Masterplan.